Snow and Ice Plan

The City of Evans Snow and Ice Control Plan is designed to direct cost-effective maintenance efforts
during periods of snow or ice. The city's streets are divided into main and secondary arterials, plus
streets that serve schools. These areas receive sanding and plowing priorities. This assures each
residential area is in close proximity to a plowed street and that emergency services can be provided.
The Snow Plan is available to citizens that are interested in how this service is conducted. 

The primary purpose of the Snow and Ice Control Plan is to organize safe travel ways during
snowstorms. Some inconvenience may be caused to citizens as snow is moved out of the streets and into
the gutters. In certain areas, snow may be plowed onto sidewalks or into driveways. Citizens have 24
hours after the storm stops to shovel their walks - by waiting to clear sidewalks until the storm is over
and the streets have been plowed, the problem of having to repeatedly shovel walks is minimized.

City crews put forth maximum effort during snowstorms, with prolonged storms becoming very tiring to
the operators running the snow removal equipment. Equipment breakdowns, staffing availability and
abrupt changes in the weather each can have drastic effects for the snow removal efforts. These issues
must be dealt with on an individual basis during each storm.

In order to make the City of Evans Snow and Ice Control Plan effective, it requires the cooperation of
many people including the Public Works Department, the Police Department, vendors, contractors, and
most importantly, the citizens of Evans.